Things are work are progressing smoothly. I created an Access database for SWAP and am currently training the staff in its use. My research is also going well. I just finished creating a survey for the vendors and modified the current questionnaires for the two ongoing studies to include questions to capture the data I want. I should have enough data by mid-July to write my capstone. And who knows, if it is good enough I'll try to get it published. I also had my first conference call with the CDC today. It was quite unnerving to sit there and when someone from the CDC poses a question, all the heads in the room turn to look at me. Just because I am from America does not make me an expert on all aspects of the research. But it was quite the experience and hopefully these connections will land me a job in the near future. 

In other news, it has been surprisingly difficult to buy local coffee beans. Apparently the way the coffee industry runs here doesn't allow tourists to casually go to a plantation and buy some beans. There is a fierce auction held at coffee sites with the big brands all competing for the highest price (unless the locals are lying to me). Buying the local coffee from a market is lame and expensive. I want freshly roasted, local product and I will get some if its the last thing I do. 

Also the mangoes and pineapples here are ridiculously tasty. And they are ridiculously cheap. I haven't enjoyed fruit this much since I last had a yellow watermelon in Pennsylvania.